Being more dedicated to things that will help me personally. I realized that over the last couple of years I always tried to do everything and more for others, but there is not much coming in return. That's why I have decided to stop being the 'good guy' - take care of your stuff yourself, I don't care anymore.
GOAL: Accept that life has goods and bads, lefts and rights, ups and downs, and that despite all of these, its how I take them, what I do with them, that determins how my year is. PUNISHMENT: Seriously, if I fuck up another year of life on my own, i'm going to consider therapy.... or going to one of those places where you throw plates and cups at walls to blow off steam. Both are equally valid in my eyes.
Punishment? I didn't even see that! Ummm.... Punishment: I won't visit those sites. (I hope you know what sites I mean by the winking smiley.)
Just realised what I wrote. Crap! I REALLY have to exercise now . So much for post-New-Year-hangover. My fingers typing were quicker than my brain.
If I had a dollar for every time my fingers were quicker than my... uhhh... that thing on my head that thinks of thoughts, I'd have a headache. seriously, my head hurts
Try not to get addicted to watching TV.... Try to get addicted to Reading more books... Create something interesting, of any kind.
Now you know why I am not moving at the moment. Will have to wait for the headache to subside to start with burpees. But the alternative is too horrible.. ETA: Where does one even BUY tomatoes? It's been ages since I had to be interested..
@Lifeline The produce section of a grocery store? I have one I can ship you if you are unable to find one. Though I don't know how many stamps it will take to mail a tomato.
The alternative sounds a lot like sitting on a couch, complaining about how Hulu has commercials, even though you're paying for it. I am VERY familiar with this option. One doesn't buy tomatoes, one resonates oneself to a tomato-ridden life.
What have I started??? Seriously - I need to exercise!! Stop it before I loose my equilibrium and cower in the cupboard
If only a cupboard could save you from- oh, wait. I apologize. I made a deal with Satan that I wouldn't ruin the surprise he had in store for those that failed to meet his standard. Long story short, please try to exercise and avoid tomatoes. Seriously.
Goal: Think up a good plot line and at least start on a project. Punishment: No books or magazines, or anything that you can read and gain intelligence from.
LOL at this thread. I mean tomato`s? Seriously? Who eats those things..... Goal: write more, it`s a cliche here I guess but that`s my goal. Punishment: Self flagellation, not of the physical kind you understand, I`m not masochistic; well, not much.
Not if I can help it! Just an hour more until the headache-killers have set in for good and I'll do my first day's set of exercises!
What's wrong with you people? Tomatoes are delicious. (I feel like I'm missing something...) Anyway, in 2017 I will... get more disciplined with timing of new releases. I'm trying to run two pennames and thinking about re-starting a third, and the only way for that to work is if I keep things spaced out. So far in 2017 I have five books under one penname in the first five months, and then... nothing planned. That is not good publishing practice! Yes, sometimes publishers have their own schedules that I need to work within, but... I can do better. I think two books a year per penname should be workable. That should be my goal. If I don't meet my goal, I will... well, the punishment's pretty well built in. I'll have to do more promo all at once in a horrible blitz when books ARE released, and that's more punishment than anyone deserves!
Holy crap, you write two actual books per name, per year? So that`s four books per year. Is that conventional or digital publishing?
Mostly digital - I've had a couple Big Five books that were in bookstores, and most of my books have print options, but most of my sales are digital. I think it's easier to write more when I write in different genres - if I get sick of one, I can switch to another! (But I need to do this less often, I guess, if I'm going to try to be disciplined about spacing out the releases...)